Comments on: Store Report: Rainbow Grocery

By: Louda

Louda — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:49:00 +0000

I feel like I'm in Oz when I'm at Rainbow... here's a funny poem another reviewer wrote about it:

I left my eggplant
In San Francisco
I know it will turnip
At the store Rainbow.
Where the workers are so nice
You can buy your beans & rice
And you can even find vegan food to go.
My favorite health food store
Is over the Rainbow
The bulk food section, it calls to meeeeee
When I get home to you, little Rainbow
I'll eat golden raisins and russet potatoes
and sharp kimchee.

I love that other people see this as a haven, too.

By: axelle

axelle — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:34:00 +0000

I discovered it is easy to wash and dry plastic bags once I started thinking of them as containers instead of plastic bags. I wash them, inside and out, just as I would wash a glass or plastic container, and dry them, inside and out, with a dishtowel. Works fast, works great.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:00:00 +0000

i forgot to say YAY to the no meat or profit from meat products. that’s awesome and in turn motivates me to maybe make a stop after work when there are less people there! *marika

By: Beth in the Fake Plastic Fish Tank

Beth in the Fake Plastic Fish Tank — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:52:00 +0000

Hi Sunny.

I have noticed that being frugal and being green often overlap. There's a web site that I read often called Wise Bread, which is all about ways to save money. But I quite often find ways to use fewer resources, recipes for less toxic products, etc.

And about Trader Joe's, they are a mystery, aren't they? More on them later. They're opening up near my house this year.

By: Sunny

Sunny — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:17:00 +0000

I used to have a store like this down the street from me in Corvallis but in Salem it’s a bit further away. I have learned to buy less frequently and buy what I really need though so that’s probably better anyways. I can’t believe more people don’t buy stuff in bulk. The idea of spices alone in those little glass/plastic containers that cost an arm and a leg and aren’t fresh just kills me. It wasn’t that I’ve always been trying to be green, I am just practical. Buy what you need, don’t pay for packaging, and hey it’s green too. Hope it encourages others!

PS What’s up with stores like Trader Joe’s (I don’t have one very close) wrapping all of their produce in plastic?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:17:00 +0000

i’ve read some negative things about rainbow and their workers in the papers lately…have you heard any of this.

also…we always wanted to go there but everytime we’re in that area we get scared by the massive amounts of people there. neither the boyfriend or i do particularly well in crowds. the stupidity of others just overwhelms me and irritates me to no end so most weekends i opt to not go rather than deal with all that. is there a time that you’ve noticed the store to be more empty than others? *marika